What color is #82A7A5?

#82A7A5 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82A7A5?

The RGB value is 130, 167, 165: 130 red, 167 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82A7A5?

The complementary color is #A78284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82A7A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82A7A5 color

#82A7A5 rgb(130, 167, 165)

Shades of teal

The hex color #82A7A5 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 65.5% green and 64.7% blue (130, 167, 165).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 17% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.02:1).

#82A7A5 color codes

HEX	`#82A7A5`
RGB	`rgb(130, 167, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 65.5%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 17%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 22%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 1%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.83, -12.97, -3.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.83, 13.33, 193.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.814, 35.099, 40.794)`
Decimal	`8562597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82A7A5, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #82A7A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82A7A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #82A7A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82a7a5; }
.text { color: #82a7a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82a7a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 167 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82a7a5, #8297a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #82A7A5?: #82A7A5 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82A7A5?: The RGB value is 130, 167, 165: 130 red, 167 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82A7A5?: The complementary color is #A78284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82A7A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.